JPH1131212A - Data extraction device - Google Patents

Abstract

(57) [Problem] To provide a data cutout device that can cut out data as viewed from data laid out for printing. SOLUTION: A designated area 115 in a print page 101 is provided.
Is designated, the image data 115 and the text data 107 in the designated area are output as an EPS file.

Description

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

[0001]

[0001] 1. Field of the Invention [0002] The present invention relates to a data cutout device for cutting out laid out material data in a printing process or the like.

[0002]

2. Description of the Related Art In general, when printing a catalog of stationery items or the like, image data and character data of a desk and a chair are appropriately arranged in one page. The image data of the desk and the image data of the background are separately stored in the computer, and the layout is performed by calling these data respectively.

[0003]

However, there is a case where it is desired to cut out and use only a part of the image data in one page while looking at it. That is, there is a case where it is desired to cut out a part of one page while keeping the layout style of the product image and characters.

[0004] However, in order to perform such clipping, it is necessary to create a new page and take out target material data, and there is a problem that the amount of work and the amount of data increase.

The present invention has been made in view of such a problem, and an object of the present invention is to provide a data cutout device that can cut out data as viewed from data laid out for printing. It is in.

[0006]

In order to achieve the above object, the present invention provides storage means for storing material data, means for calling and laying out material data from the storage means, and means for laying out the laid-out material data. A data extracting apparatus, comprising: an instructing unit for instructing a designated range, and a converting unit for converting material data relating to the instructed range into another data format.

[0007]

Embodiments of the present invention will be described below in detail with reference to the drawings. FIG. 1 is a block diagram illustrating a schematic configuration of the data cutout device 1. The data extracting device 1 includes a scanner 3, a character input editing terminal device 5,
It comprises a server 9, an output device 11, a layout terminal device 17, and the like.

The scanner 3 reads an original such as a photograph. The character input / editing terminal device 5 performs character input and editing. The server 9 holds the material data 35. The output device 11 outputs print data to a film. The layout terminal device 17 lays out images and the like within one page.

Next, the operation of the data extracting apparatus 1 will be described. FIG. 2 is a flowchart showing the operation of the data cutout device. For example, the material data is read from the server 9, the layout is performed by the layout terminal device 17, and the designated area 115 is designated on the screen (step 201). FIG. 3 shows the page 101 laid out. This page 101 contains image data 10
3, 105, and text data 107, 109 are laid out.

FIG. 4 is a configuration diagram of the image data 103. The image data 103 has a background 111 and an image 113 in a hierarchical structure. Here, the hierarchical structure means that the image 113 is overlaid on the background 111. The background 111 and the image 113 are stored in the server 9 as material data.

When the designated area 115 is designated in step 201, the image data 103 and the text data 107 in the designated area 115 are cut out, and the EP data as shown in FIG.
S (Encapsulated PostScrip)
t) format (step 202). This EPS
The file is stored in the server 9. That is, an EPS file is created with the designated area 115 as a new page and the origin at the lower left of the designated area 115, and the state as laid out is reproduced as one data.

FIG. 6 is an explanatory diagram of an EPS file.
The EPS file includes a display image 151 and postscript data 153. The EPS file is a format in which data can be easily exchanged with each other by adding information necessary for exchanging data while leaving the description of the postscript as it is. Display image 151
Is an image of about 72 DPI which is easily displayed on the monitor. The comment section 152 indicates the vertical and horizontal sizes of the page.

Although the image in the postscript data 153 has a high resolution of about 300 to 400 DPI, the amount of data is too large to be displayed on a monitor or the like. The image 151 is used. When the EPS file is used, it is possible to know the vertical and horizontal sizes by the comment section 152, and when displaying the image on a monitor or the like, using the display image 151 having a small data amount, and when performing printing, using the postscript data 153.
Is used.

In FIG. 3, a designated area 115 is designated,
The display image 151 is used when the designated area 115 is displayed as one page, and the PostScript data 153 is used when the designated area 115 is printed as one page. As described above, in the present embodiment, an EPS file is created as shown in FIG.
Since the data is held in a state where the image 113 is superimposed on the background 111, the image and the character in the designated area 115 shown in FIG. 3 are cut out as they are seen, and the cut out data is further processed. Can be used. In the case of the related art, since the background 111 and the image 113 are separately held, it is necessary to call them up and create the same as the designated area 115 with reference to the layout screen shown in FIG. .

Next, a method of extracting data will be described. In the case of FIG. 7, cutout is performed with the designated area as an edge. That is, a part of the image data 103 and the text data 107 in the designated area 115 is cut out. In the case of FIG. 8, all the material data relating to the designated area 115 is cut out. That is, the image data 103 and the text data 107 in the designated area 115 are cut out. In the case of FIG. 9, only the material data completely entering the designated area is cut out. That is, only the image data 103 in the designated area 115 is cut out.

[0016]

As described above, according to the present invention, it is possible to cut out data as viewed from data laid out for printing.

[Brief description of the drawings]

FIG. 1 is a schematic configuration diagram of a data conversion system 1.

FIG. 2 is a flowchart illustrating processing according to the embodiment;

FIG. 3 is a diagram showing image data and text data in a page 101;

FIG. 4 is a diagram showing a background 111 and an image 113;

FIG. 5 is an explanatory diagram of data extraction.

FIG. 6 is a diagram showing an EPS file.

FIG. 7 is an explanatory diagram of data extraction.

FIG. 8 is an explanatory diagram of data extraction.

FIG. 9 is an explanatory diagram of data extraction.

[Explanation of symbols]

 DESCRIPTION OF SYMBOLS 1 ... Data extraction device 3 ... Scanner 5 ... Character input editing terminal device 7 ... Data management terminal device 9 ... Server 11 ... Output device 13 ... CD-ROM screen Production terminal device 15 Web site production terminal device 17 Layout terminal device

Claims (4)

[Claims] A storage means for storing material data; a means for calling and laying out material data from the storage means; an instruction means for designating a designated range for the laid-out material data; And a converting means for converting the material data according to the above into another data format. 2. The method according to claim 1, wherein the converting unit sets the designated range as an edge.
2. The data extracting apparatus according to claim 1, wherein the data extracting apparatus converts the material data. 3. The data cutout apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said conversion means converts the material data having a part within the designated range and a part thereof within the designated range. 4. The apparatus according to claim 1, wherein said converting means converts only material data completely falling within a specified range.
Data extraction device as described.